We always have an order of which teams are the biggest favorites in this competition, Real Madrid is always the name that has a place in the favorites, Manchester City also has a place there, teams like Bayern Munich, Barcelona and others will also be there, especially lately we have seen many clubs improve.
The clubs from Serie A are also now starting to pose a real threat after a few seasons where they seemed to be drowning. The peak of last season they could occupy a strategic place in the final round, and one of them INter Milan who managed to penetrate the final party.
Talking about favorites, we already know the team that will reach the important stages in UEFA Champions League this new season. You're absolutely right about picking Real Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. The Seria A clubs putting up stunning performance this season in UEFA CL, and other elite competitions. Last season, we had three clubs from Seria A that made it to three finals, and they all got defeated and went home without a single trophy. I guessed this season will be different one, expecting Inter, Juventus and Napoli to pulled a competitive race for UEFA Champions League this season. If you look at the preparation of elite clubs this season, Arsenal, PSG, AC Milan can also become strong competitors and challengers in the UCL. If you don't join the Hell group then the journey of these clubs will be relatively easier, but in UCL the mentality of the squad is very influential. Sure enough, changes in club ownership and management meant that the big teams were no longer on the favourites. The decline in performance due to a lack of quality players at the club certainly puts the club in a difficult competitive situation. |
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Real Madrid have short term option for signing Kepa Arrizabalaga as loan status from Chelsea without have permanent option to buy at the end season, actually is beneficial for Real Madrid after losing Thibaut Courtois and have absent until one season. Not really bad with Kepa Arrizabalaga performance last season and Real Madrid is lucky team get him easily with loan option although become regular goal keeper for Chelsea last season.
Carlo Ancelotti still need time for Kepa Arrizabalaga become Real Madrid main goal keeper, last match Andriy Lunin still first choose and Kepa have patience in the bench, will next match has possibility for Kepa Arrizabalaga make debut with Real Madrid or Don Carlo still believe with Andriy Lunin?
Reportedly Kepa will make his debut against Celta Vigo, Ancelotti has confirmed this. It could be that Kepa has just successfully registered in La Liga, and Madrid next match will be the moment for his first debut. For Lunin I saw it in the last two games, he played well and only conceded one goal. Ancelotti has made the wise move to lend Kepa from Chelsea, apart from being a suitable cover for Courtois, Kepa can be Ancelotti's rotation option in the midst of the tight competition schedule that Madrid is participating in. |
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No one knows what will happen next when Ronaldo's contract ends at Al Nassr, whether he will extend his contract or look for another club outside of Saudi Arabia. In fact we will see that only Saudi Arabia has the ability to sign Ronaldo and at his old age it is difficult for him to return to Europe and also the salary considerations make any club outside of Saudi Arabia consider signing him. After all if you look at his playing ability, it is still clear that Ronaldo's presence in the team can have a positive effect on the club and his contribution is still quite large so far.
And I'm sure that in the end Al Nassr will extend Ronaldo's contract and it must be admitted because it was the Ronaldo effect that made many European players eventually move to Saudi Arabia. So that this business continues, in the end the club owners benefit greatly from the project they are developing and naturally Ronaldo will have his contract extended.
Retiring and becoming a coach is the right choice I think, his contract will end on 30 June 2025 and Ronaldo will be 40 years old. The impact and influence exerted by him has been proven, I think Ronaldo is more influential in the media than Leonel Messi. Reportedly Ronaldo once made a statement that he would spend the rest of his time at Sporting, where he grew up in football. I think he will retire there, this is also not ruled out. |
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Jesus will strengthen Arsenal's attack. Arsenal won the first two matches of the season. Their overall gameplay and match strategy was good. However, their attacking performance was somewhat poor. The team won narrowly in both the matches. If Arsenal's attacking players perform this poorly against the big teams, Arsenal are likely to drop points. And so the prospect of Jesus back in the squad is great news for Arsenal fans. With jesus, arsenal's attacking performance will be stronger and more dynamic.
Jesus may not be with the squad for 90 minutes in the next match against Fulham. Because he has just returned from injury. But I am looking forward to the next match. Jesus' performance against Manchester United will be crucial. 3 points won't be possible against United if the attacking players don't play well.
Jesus could be a great addition to the Arsenal squad, Arteta will have a full range of rotation options upon his return from injury. The match against Fulham will be an event for Jesus when he is fully fit, otherwise Nketiah will still be a mainstay in the Gunners attack line. So far only three teams have recorded full wins, Brighton, Man City and Arsenal. matches against big teams like Man United proved Arsenal's quality as a team that challenged for the season's championship. |
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It will be pretty hard for Luis Enrique to actually be able to fix the issues that the coaches before him have actually created. They have a good attacking line, or I think I should say “Had” a good attacking line.
Right now, everyone is very eager to leave PSG. They do not want to be on the team anymore because they have realized that it is not going to get them anywhere. Ligue 1 title is not one of the biggest titles in the world, to be honest.
And if you are actually a player of PSG, I do not think that this title actually holds any value for you. With the amount of money PSG has, they are supposed to win this title. There is no fun in doing anything if it is not competitive. And where it is actually competitive, in the Champions League, PSG cannot do anything, to be honest.
I don't think Mauricio Pochettino and the previous coaches can be immediately blamed, because each coach has his own history. for now it is Luis Enrique who is fully responsible for PSG situation, I think Enrique already understood and agreed to the various consequences before signing the cooperation contract with PSG to become a coach. On the other hand, PSG management's decision to place Mbappe above other players is the source of the problem, Mbappe recently lost in the number of votes for PSG new captain. True for Domestic League competitions in Europe, Ligue 1 occupies position number 5 after EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga. Another fact is that Mbappe would be called the best striker when playing in the EPL, because it is more competitive compared to Ligue 1. |
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Oh, you know, when I first heard Kane was leaving Tottenham, I thought their attack line would be like a ship without a captain. I was wrong, though. With Son and Richarlison, they've kept their attack pretty clean. I guess Manchester United could learn something from them. It's clear that Manchester United has trouble up front. Rashford and Anthony? They're good, but it feels like putting square pegs into round holes. Even Mount hasn't found his groove under Erik Ten Hag, even though he's trying. Maybe they need someone to take the lead right away. No matter what is going on, Spurs are having a good time right now. I hope they can keep this up against Bournemouth.
I also thought the same thing, but it turns out that Tottenham can go on as usual and can even beat Man United without Kane. On the other hand, United still haven't found a good rhythm of play, the mix and adaptation hasn't fully gone according to Ten Hag expectations, new recruit Rasmus Hojlund can't be played yet. Reportedly Ten Hag is interested in recruiting the PSG playmaker in the remaining time of this transfer, Marco Verratti is a target for the depth of the Red Devils midfield. Donny van de Beek and Brandon Williams are on United's sale list, Ten Hag is no longer including the two players in the project this season. The Red Devils can bring in a Playmaker from the transfer of van de Beek and B Williams. |
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I think Marco Verratti will consider and prioritize his international career first when choosing his next move particularly staying in one of the European clubs as his best bet, however if decided to choose Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabian league then his Italian national team career is over because I don't think he will be selected for any international duty again, personally I think a switch over to Bayern Munich over Man Utd is a good choice because Bayern has a formidable squad with a lot of quality players and managed by an experience manager Tuchel, he had been on Man Utd radar since 2019 yet no concrete agreement was reached now they are also trying to sign which might not see the light of the day.
Agree, if Marco Verratti is more fit to stay in Europe for the next one or two seasons, I would expect him to join the EPL with Man United more. The only way for United now is to release a few more players, in order to complete the transfer of the player from Italy. Because the price is not cheap, especially the SPL Club which is known for a lot of money is ready to pay more for their targets. The remaining transfer time is only one week away, will this be the end of Marco Verratti 11 season service with PSG. Or is this just media coverage, we'll see until there is an official statement. |
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The experience of Xavi Hernandez is also not anything close to someone like Guardiola. And even in this short time, he has actually been able to win the La Liga title under some extreme conditions. I understand that Barcelona did provide him with some decent amount of money to be honest. But if Barcelona wants more, they will have to spend more. And that is something Barcelona cannot do right now.
Xavi has been with Guardiola. If you look at the games, they have the same philosophy. You have to remember Guardiola takes a long time. He is also building a team, with his long period as coach unfairly comparing Xavi and Guardiola. I think Xavi is quite a genius, he has the potential to have achievements like Pep Guardiola. He still has quite a long time to be a coach at the current age. Regarding players, maybe they have limited funds due to economic circumstances. Even yesterday I heard that they still have some players who have not made the official list in this season's competition. If you compare Pep Guardiola and Xavi in the context of Barcelona, luck is more on Pep side. Because during his coaching period, Barcelona did not experience debt of this size and Pep still had Iniesta, Messi and of course Xavi himself on the field. With the balance of finances and the depth of the squad he has, Pep can bring Barca to the top of glory, but Xavi is facing the opposite situation. Overall football-savvy observers and commentators certainly appreciate Xavi performance, and hope he can be as lucky as Pep one day. On the other hand, the proof of Xavi genius is the La Liga trophy last season. I don't think there are many coaches who can deal with transition situations and win trophies at the same time. |
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inter Milan is in dire need of a defender this season and they are continuing to negotiate with the Bayern team, rumors continue to circulate that Pavard is closing in on Inter Milan with an offer of 30 million Euros, I think it is worth it at such a price and quality of players.
The contribution he will make will of course have a big impact on the Inter team, as we know when Benjamin Pavard defended Bayer he played quite disciplined and well in defense.
Inter Milan need a replacement for Milan Skriniar, Benjamin Pavard being a priority as per the Serie A club's expectations. Inter won the hunt for the French player by beating Man United, I don't know the exact reason why Pavard chose to go to Serie A. Previously I predicted Pavard would go to Man United and be a duet with his compatriot Raphael Varane. The rest of his contract with Bayern Munchen will expire next year, and Pavard does not want to extend his tenure with FC Hollywood. Automatically Munchen should sell him this summer, rather than losing Pavard for free. |
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As long as Alexis Sanchez is still not injured, Inter Milan will continue to use him to maximize the potential of his team this season while making old players stand out more, because competition in Serie A this season will probably still be quite fierce in terms of fighting for the scudetto title. So that Inter Milan itself must be able to get better and also be aware of its rivals such as Napoli and Juventus, even though Inter Milan has the opportunity to get full points again in the next match because Inter Milan's opponent is a promoted team whose strength is still very small in Serie A. Alexis Sanchez is already 34 years old. So I definitely agree that it might not be the best move taken by Inter Milan to bring in a player who is so old at this point. Especially if they are actually thinking about playing him in the main team. He is probably not going to perform as expected because he is getting older day by day. This is the time when he is going to decline in terms of performance. I absolutely agree with all of you that they definitely need to bring in players who can give his service for a longer period of time. And also players who will be able to improve with the club as well. Sometimes some clubs like to bring in players who have experience because of the reliability. I don’t think they are even going to get that from him at this age. What I understand is that Alexis Sanchez was recruited to help Inter as a super sub, not as a main striker. His current status is free of transfers so Inter doesn't need to spend money, so there's nothing wrong with Inter Milan recruiting him to anticipate various possibilities such as injuries and card accumulation. His performance history at Marseille is also not bad, I think Inzaghi and the Inter management have made a wise move. As we know, it is difficult for clubs in Serie A to bring in players with star labels at this time. Lastly, we only see Ronaldo in the Juventus jersey as that player, money matters a lot. |
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Pep Guardiola is a great coach. I think Pep Guardiola is one of the most successful coaches in football history. This season, Guardiola will surely apply some new tactics for the team.
Of course, all football fans will admit that Guardiola is a great coach who has won many prestigious trophies and broke several records that are difficult for other coaches to break. Guardiola is one of the most successful coaches among other coaches, his career is getting brighter after successfully presenting four trophies to Manchester City in one season. This season Guardiola has the opportunity to repeat the success he achieved last season with Manchester City, he is increasingly obsessed with adding to the UCL trophy collection for Manchester City after winning it last season. Yes, considering other big teams also at this moment does not seem to have a full guarantee to be able to win the trophy. Although indeed, at this moment I also feel Manchester City does not have a full chance to be able to win the Champion League trophy again. But yes, because Pep Guardiola still has big ambitions and also Manchester City still has a good squad. So at least, with these factors it might make Manchester City still have a good chance also this season to be able to repeat its success like last season. But of course it will never be easy, and failure will always be a result that can happen at any time. If you look at Man City current situation, Pep Guardiola is being bothered by a storm of player injuries. A situation that makes Pep unable to do much, even though this is just the start of the season. The competition continues and the remaining time for the transfer market is dwindling, I haven't seen Man City latest transfer movements so far. Does Pep fully trust his second-tier players, I have a little doubt about this. On the other hand, I have no doubts about Pep quality and the depth of Man City squad, both as back-up players. But I think Pep really needs one or two more players to add rotational options to his tactics. The latest information from the Man City club website, Pep is reported to be resting after undergoing minor surgery and Pep will return after the international break. |
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I think that Manchester united are a confused club and don't know where they're heading any longer, what surprises me most about the team is the way they handled the Mason Greenwood situation, of course I'm not in support of any form of abuse on the female gender, but this is someone that his charges was dropped and the victim even got pregnant for him and there was claims that the evidence wasn't clear, therefore I felt he's paid enough by away from the club for over a long time and needed a second chance.
Well it's a good thing they've finally made a decision regarding the players future in the club, but if they're giving out information to their fans they should give a transparent and effective information for us to understand, the board gave a statement that the investigation is concluded and that the material posted online and videos posted is not clear enough and that Mason Greenwood is not guilty and still decided to get rid of him, I still shocked about that statement, because why put a public statement to the fans saying he's innocent and still want to rid of such quality player when the lack good creativity from the position he plays, that's so unfair to Mason Greenwood the club treated him bad, now they've have another accusation on another player Antony playing in same position let's see how they'll handle the situation.
For now, an agreement has been reached between Mason Greenwood and Man United that both parties agree to part ways. I myself don't know exactly how the Greenwood case is going, at first glance when reading the club's statement from the official Man United website there are indeed confusing points like you said. Greenwood positioned himself as the party that wanted this separation, and Man United's management agreed. I think at the end of the statement there is an important point too, both parties realize that it is difficult for Greenwood to rebuild his career at Old Trafford. So the next best step is to move clubs, reportedly Serie A will become a new port for Greenwood. |
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A good way to kick off the season for Juventus, this win should be a morale booster for the team for the coming games. I have a feeling that Juventus will perform better from last season. They look prepared and ready to go head to head against other top teams for titles this season. Allegri is an experienced coach, the club have faith in him to deliver them this season and comoete for trophies.
There is news that this will be Massimiliano Allegri last season coaching Juventus, of course this is an event for Allegri to present the Scudetto title for the Bianconeri. The initial victory over Udinese became the capital for a new season in Serie A, after being dropped from European competition Juventus only focused on the Domestic League. The next match is against Bologna at home, the chances of winning are huge. Dusan Vlahovic and Chiesa will be a mainstay again in attack, I think they will be a sharp duo this season. |
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I think it's too much but because of the personal agreement and Al Hilal has granted the request then it must be fulfilled what Neymar wants, I also read the news that Neymar there will live like a king because of the facilities provided by Al Hilal.
The Al Hilal club may not think too much if he is injured later, the important thing is that the popularity has increased for the arrival of this star player Neymar, obviously the commercial will increase and the club's income will certainly increase from tourism coming to this country.
Let's see how Neymar and some other European players who are in Al Hilal perform.
True the point is to bring in Neymar, SPL and especially Al Hilal will get various commercial benefits. More broadly, Neymar's presence in the Saudi Pro League will broaden the base of football fans in the Arab region and neighboring countries and even the whole world. The presence of these former European players in the SPL automatically has a direct impact on the increase in the audience, the number of followers on social media and television shows. Ronaldo, Benzema, Fermino, Henderson, Kante and Neymar are a number of players who have boosted the popularity and image of the SPL in the eyes of the world. On the other hand, I also hope that Neymar can soon make his debut with Al Hilal, and can contribute to the team. |
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It is probably too early to draw conclusions about the position of the teams in the standings. There were only two matches. Yes, Sevilla failed to pick up points in these two games and they started this season very badly, but maybe they can improve in the future.
I hope so but let this club try to rebuild the club after it was facing financial trouble. I would not blame sevilla as the club is still in a difficult position right now. Even sevilla was declaring to sell all of players on its main squad to raise at least 81 millions - 100 millions to pay off the debt. Sevilla needs to start from the bottom again. The club already sold some important players which were affecting the performance of the club. Sevilla deserves more chance to compete with another club in sevilla. It's so annoying to see the performance from sevilla has been decreasing so hard. I expect sevilla to come back again as soon as possible. Sevilla needs to play in UCL as well. If faced with financial problems, you can be sure that almost all clubs will experience a significant decline in performance. The focus of the players and everyone involved in the club will be divided, with this situation Sevilla cannot talk much this season. If Sevilla can win the match against Man City in the UEFA Super Cup Final, it will certainly reduce their financial burden a little because they will get more bonuses. So far if you look at the Sevilla transfer market, they have just released their flagship goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, to Al Hilal. The figure of 19 million euros will help a little, it is reported that Sevilla will release several more players. |
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I think if Chelsea can't win against Luton Town this weekend, then Pochettino is really under pressure.
Pochettino and Chelsea are under more pressure than they would have loved to be so early on in the season, two matches played and they have scored just two goals, conceded 4, and have only 1 point; that is not the sort of start that the fans would have hoped for. Having said that, Chelsea know that the only option in their next game is a win, and i think the fixture somewhat favors them, they should easily get a win against newly promoted Luton Town on Friday, the game is also in Stamford Bridge, which gives Chelsea more advantage. The EPL is a very competitive and difficult league but many manages have come and succeeded in the league, Pochettino is no new comer and has much experience from his time coaching Tottenham before moving away to PSG. He is a good coach, he should be given time at Chelsea to put his team together to compete in the league. I believe he has the zeal and ideas to succeed at Chelsea. That's right, Chelsea and Pochettino haven't been able to keep the fans happy in their first two EPL matches, I can't imagine Roman Abramovich still being the owner of the club. You can be sure he will give an ultimatum to Pochettino if he can't bring Chelsea to the winning path, we all know how many changes of coaches there were in the era of Abramovich. Overall Pochettino and Chelsea will benefit in the next match this weekend, playing in front of their own supporters will give encouragement to the Blues squad, Luton Town will be a stepping stone for Chelsea to improve its position on the standings board. This will be a place to prove the quality of Pochettino's tactics for Chelsea's new owners. |
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It startled me how badly Chelsea fell to West Ham. Chelsea was supposed to be the better competitor after signing new players and hiring Pochettino. However, the scores showed otherwise. And that West Ham beat Chelsea despite without a player? I cant comprehend it. I havent watched much West Ham this season, but they were good last year. I think Chelsea's upcoming games, especially against Luton Town, have good comeback chances. Missing this chance makes me wonder how long Pochettino will stay at the club. Its all confusing.
I think if Chelsea can't win against Luton Town this weekend, then Pochettino is really under pressure. With the composition of the players currently owned, I think it will be very easy for Chelsea to reap the full points. However, seeing the defeat to West Ham yesterday, it was difficult for me to predict it. Chelsea could lose when the West Ham squad was short on players, which was very surprising. Hopefully Thiago Silva and his friends can help Chelsea achieve their first win in the EPL, so that Pochettino is out of pressure. |
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Neymar is often injured, if you read his injury history while at PSG, it can be concluded that his performance is almost balanced with the time off due to injury. In terms of skill, no one doubts this Brazilian National Team player, but Neymar was unable to make a maximum contribution throughout the season. I think this was also a factor for Luis Enrique no longer keeping him from leaving PSG, the club had to bear a huge salary burden, but didn't get what it needed to the fullest.
Al Hilal is proof that Neymar, who is paid handsomely, cannot make any contribution. Reportedly Neymar injury until December, doesn't this take half a season. But Al Hilal doesn't care about that I think, what is important for them at the moment is the big names of the players.
Yes, unfortunately Neymar injury make his career not good at PSG. I heard in local media he will be available in September, but if you are saying is true he will be available in December that is very bad. Although maybe Al Hilal doesn't mind his injury but Al Hilal really needs the services of a striker at least to race for the title, it would be very disappointing if he only played half a season. It could be that the recovery period for Neymar injury went fast, or there is a possibility that the club is trying to quell the disappointment of fans seeing that Neymar's debut took too long. I also read the news that Neymar has also been called up by the Brazilian national team for the World Cup qualifiers in September. Coach Al Hilal said that he was surprised by Neymar's summons to the national team, because for now as far as he knows Neymar is recovering. So far Neymar has been sidelined for more than six months, I doubt Neymar will be able to recover in the next month if I see Coach Al Hilal reaction. |
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I feel like there is a good connection between Napoli players and Rudi Garcia already. Because we saw really positive things there in the game against Frosinone. I know that they didn't play against a very challenging opponent of course. Frosinone are one of the new teams around here this season.
However I can't still overlook the game plan of Napoli. They seemed determined to destroy their opponent and managed to stay in good shape at defending at the same time. Osimhen is the same as the previous season too as it seems. If they keep this up in many more games they should be able to have a long title run again.
Frosinone were Serie B champions last season, and they just got promoted to Serie A this season. The meeting between the two in the opening match of the first week of Serie A is a special attraction, because Napoli is very often predicted to experience setbacks due to the change of coach. As we know that Spalletti resigned, and Napoli appointed Rudi Garcia as the new tactician this season. I don't think the initial victory over Frosinone could test anything, because in fact Napoli is superior. However, the depth of the squad and Rudi Garcia's genius will really be tested, when Napoli face clubs like Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan or AS Roma. |
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PSG's only aim was to do something great in the Champions League, but despite the number of seasons with Neymar Mbappe and Messi, the team could not do anything. In my personal opinion, this season of Champions League, PSG team will not be able to do anything more than the previous season.
If PSG have difficulty winning in the domestic league, of course in the champions league, they will also find it difficult to calm the match. because in the Champions league the opponents they face are stronger compared to their opponents in ligue 1. So Luis Enrique has to think of a better strategy to be well received by their new players. Even though their new players are very experienced like Asensio and Dembele and we want to see them active in making a big contribution to PSG in the champions league this season. I think things will improve and PSG will find a way to win under Luis Enrique. There is no doubt about his capacity as a coach, we can see his trophies with the Spanish national team and Barcelona. Of course I base this assumption on the basis that PSG has a star-studded composition of players, they just need to hone their mentality so they can compete on the UCL stage. If PSG and especially Enrique can put the focus back on the game, and throw away all the speculation about player transfers I think they will get back to winning ways. |
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